If you are expecting a survey from your accreditation organization (AO) in the upcoming weeks and months, check in with your liaison. Some AOs are...Read More »
Creating and sustaining a culture of safety has been a challenge for many healthcare organizations, but the objective value in having one can’t be...Read More »
If one accepts that one of the fundamental goals of the accreditation survey process is to generate findings, there is no reason to think that...Read More »
It seems there is a movement afoot in the surveyor ranks to try to identify processes that have been in place so long that the results of any risk...Read More »
ECRI’s annual report on the top patient safety concerns facing the healthcare industry—and what to do about them—are free online. The 2023 list...Read More »
When accreditation organization (AO) surveyors show up for survey, people automatically become nervous. The reaction is natural. Yes, the...Read More »
Make sure your facility’s weekly and monthly environmental walkthrough checklist includes looking for anything resting on fire sprinkler pipes,...Read More »
Almost every critical access hospital surveyed by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care from June 1, 2021, to May 31, 2022, was cited with...Read More »
